After the great performance at Edgeley Park Dowie had to concede, “This is by far my worst week as manager — it isn’t pleasant staring down the barrel at personal friends. I have found it very tiring and very emotional, but we are a
football club and our business is playing football. We will have to get through it.” When the coaches have been officially informed of their redundancy a new coaching set up will be announced for Boundary Park.